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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enduring, unending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, constant, continual, continuing, deep-rooted, durable, endless, eternal, everlasting, forever, in for the long haul, incessant, indelible, indissoluble, inexhaustible, inexpungible, lifelong, long-term, longstanding, old, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persisting, stable, till the cows come home, unceasing, undying, unremitting |
| Antonyms: | ceasing, ending, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient |
| Main Entry: | chronic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | incessant, never-ending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ceaseless, confirmed, constant, continual, continuing, continuous, deep-rooted, deep-seated, enduring, ever-present, fixed, habitual, inborn, inbred, incurable, ineradicable, ingrained, inveterate, lasting, lifelong, lingering, long-lived, long-standing, obstinate, perennial, persistent, persisting, prolonged, protracted, recurrent, recurring, rooted, routine, settled, stubborn, sustained, tenacious, unabating, unmitigated, unyielding, usual |
| Notes: | acute is used for a sudden onset and short duration; chronic is for conditions that are slow to develop and of long duration chronic is contrasted with acute as chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments |
| Antonyms: | curable, eradicable, intermittent, occasional, temporary |
| Main Entry: | constant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | neverending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ceaseless, chronic, continual, continuous, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, incessant, interminable, lasting, nonstop, perpetual, persistent, persisting, relentless, sustained, unending, uninterrupted, unrelenting, unremitting |
| Antonyms: | concluding, ending, interrupted, stopping, terminable, terminating |
| Main Entry: | durable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sturdy, long-lasting |
| Synonyms: | abiding, constant, dependable, diuturnal, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, long-continued, perdurable, perduring, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough |
| Antonyms: | fragile, impermanent, poorly made, temporary, undependable, unsturdy, weak |
| Main Entry: | eternal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without pause; endless |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ageless, always, amaranthine, boundless, ceaseless, constant, continual, continued, continuous, dateless, deathless, enduring, everlasting, forever, illimitable, immemorial, immortal, immutable, imperishable, incessant, indefinite, indestructible, infinite, interminable, lasting, never-ending, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, relentless, termless, timeless, unbroken, unceasing, undying, unending, unfading, uninterrupted, unremitting, without end |
| Antonyms: | brief, changeable, changing, ending, ephemeral, stopping, temporary, terminable, transient |
| Main Entry: | everlasting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | infinite, never-ending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, amaranthine, boundless, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, deathless, endless, eternal, immortal, imperishable, incessant, indestructible, interminable, lasting, limitless, perdurable, permanent, perpetual, termless, timeless, unceasing, undying, unending, uninterrupted, unremitting |
| Antonyms: | ceasing, concluding, ending, temporary, terminating, transient |
| Main Entry: | fast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed, immovable |
| Synonyms: | adherent, ardent, attached, close, constant, constrained, durable, faithful, fastened, firm, fortified, glued, held, impregnable, indelible, inextricable, lasting, loyal, permanent, resistant, resolute, secure, set, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, stuck, sure, tenacious, tight, true, true blue, unwavering, wedged |
| Antonyms: | flexible, impermanent, insecure, loose, movable, unattached, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | immortal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | death-defying, imperishable |
| Synonyms: | abiding, amaranthine, ceaseless, constant, deathless, endless, enduring, eternal, evergreen, everlasting, incorruptible, indestructible, indissoluble, interminable, lasting, never-ceasing, never-ending, perdurable, perennial, permanent, perpetual, phoenixlike, sempiternal, timeless, undying, unfading |
| Notes: | immortal means not subject to death, while immoral means violating principles of right and wrong or not adhering to ethical or moral principles |
| Antonyms: | destructible, ephemeral, human, mortal, perishable |
| Main Entry: | indelible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not able to be erased, indestructible |
| Synonyms: | enduring, ineffaceable, ineradicable, inerasable, inexpungible, inextirpable, ingrained, lasting, memorable, permanent, rememberable, stirring, unforgettable |
| Antonyms: | delible, destructible, erasable, impermanent |
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